Discount Golf Balls

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews and the United States Golf Association have agreed on the standards that golf balls have to meet in order to be qualified for use on the course. A good golf ball will meet or exceed these requirements. The rules a golf ball must meet are covered below:

1. The golf ball's weight:
The weight of the golf ball shall not be greater than 1.620 ounces (45.93 gm).

2. The golf ball's size:
The diameter of the golf ball shall not be less than 1.680 inches (42.67 mm).

3. The golf ball must have spherical symmetry:
The golf ball must not be designed, manufactured or intentionally modified to have properties which differ from those of a spherically symmetrical ball. (OK, in English that means the golf ball must be manufactured to be perfectly round.)

4. The golf ball's initial velocity:
The initial velocity of the golf ball shall not exceed the limit specified, when measured on apparatus approved by USGA. (They have done tests on the golf ball velocity - it's complicated, but you can trust that the even the discount golf balls you buy from the major dealers meet this specification.)

5. The golf ball's overall distance standard:
The combined carry and roll of the golf ball, when tested on apparatus approved by USGA, shall not exceed the distance specified under the conditions set forth in the Overall Distance Standard for golf balls on file with USGA.

Again, your golf balls should be manufactured to fit these specifications. If you're buying discount golf balls from Third World countries, all bets are off.

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